Exactly. JB is better than either one right now. Since JB is out i hope the flat-earth'r gets to play. He's played a long time and this could be his last shot at glory.If you have looked at the Euro team we are seriously outgunned. To pass on Bergman is silly.
If Bergman was playing either in a long race or best of 5 you know dam well who the favorite is.
If you have looked at the Euro team we are seriously outgunned. To pass on Bergman is silly.
If Bergman was playing either in a long race or best of 5 you know dam well who the favorite is.
Look at his journey to the Final Four:
Justin Bergman v. John Schmidt, 11-10
Justin Bergman v. H. Lombardo, 11-3
Justin Bergman v. Liu RT, 11-3
Justin Bergman v. Dennis Orcollo, 9-11
Justin Bergman v. A. Ouschan, 11-9
Justin Bergman v. Shane Van Boening, 11-9
Justin Bergman v. Thorsten Hohmann, 11-3
Justin Bergman v. Alex Pagulyan, 11-8
Justin Bergman v. Ko P.C., 11-8
No disrespect to Max or Corey, but Justin has Mosconi Cup experience, has beaten Shane and Alex in this tournament (and several other good players), and has a Fargo rating that should make him a lock for the team.
Come on Johann and Jeremy, shake things up and get people talking!
So the 2 top in form players (JB and Lechner) for USA and Europe going into final stretch of MC month are not in MC. What a shame !
Well, when MC started in early 1990s, they had up to 8 players (including the captain) per team. A number of year like for eg. 2003 had 6 players.
So one solution to all this is Johan and Chamat and Matchroom can mutually agree to increase the team to 6. Johan can then draft JB into his team and Chamat should be quite happy to have red hot Lechner since I am sure he has lingering doubts about the 2 weak links (Kaci and Kazakis that he no say over since they are automatic picks this year) after last year.
Since there are 6 instead of 5, winning team will get $25K each instead of $30K (instead a big increase from last year of $20K each) while losing team gets $12.5K each instead of $15K. Matchroom should not mind forking out extra to pay for costs of 2 extra players since 2 extra players should mean more eyeballs/ more fans/ more social media. Players should not quibble that much with slightly lower payout since having extra member means one extra body to share and cushion the blame if they lose :thumbup:
We were seriously outgunned last year, no? Would you really take iceberg over Corey? Take this tourney out of the mix and it is a lot closer
Sorry Jay, but they didn’t do well last year. Why are we in trouble?If Kaci and Kazakis are the "weak" links we are definitely in trouble. :grin:
I'll take Berg over Corey all day everyday and twice on Sunday. He stunk last year, just as I expected.
What's his record at the cup been over the years?
If Kaci and Kazakis are the "weak" links we are definitely in trouble. :grin:
If current results matter, Tyler Styer is a lock too.In order to select those that are playing the best going into the MC current results must be weighted heavier than results which are up to 10 months old
pool, like golf, is a stone head trip at the top levels and who posses the elusive 'it" going into an event has the best chance of performing well
the only "lock" we have is SVB, the remaining slots should be earned based on head to head competition no more than 3+- months prior the the event
CURRENT RESULTS MATTER
I'd say it's more like..........if Kaci and Kazakis play like they did last year.....EU is in trouble .
This poll must have been the deciding factor.
This poll must have been the deciding factor.
You can't deny the data that a scientific poll like this provides.